Lapp Group are out with its cabling solutions that help increase efficiency in production. The new industrial ethernet cables of the ETHERLINE EC series feature a space and cost-saving star quad design. The four cores of the series are routed in parallel as a star quad instead of using ‘twisted pairs’. Dispensing with the twisting reduces the outer diameter of the cables by almost 10%. This is of particular relevance, as industrial ethernet is increasingly being used in sensor/actuator applications where there is often little space available, for instance when active distributors or switches are used in the field. For wiring within a control cabinet, small bending radii are required. The new cable is also better suited for this application. The star quad design not only saves space here, but also materials – and therefore reduces costs.
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